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Night photograph at a South Indian temple decorated with multicoloured string lights and a lit stone shrine structure. In the foreground a long-haired man in a red-brown robe and white flower garland bows low with his forehead touching a carved stone platform beside a small oil lamp and a stone lion sculpture. Behind him a crowd watches, including a man in an orange robe with a beaded necklace, several men in green polo shirts, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and a man with a camera. A white stone pillar and tall gopuram tower stand in the background.

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A man with long dark matted hair and a bare upper body in a maroon-brown cloth bends low and presses his forehead and joined palms against a stone platform in a temple at night. A white flower garland with red blooms hangs from his neck and gold bangles are on his wrists. Behind him stand a crowd of devotees, including a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, a woman in orange with a garland, a man in white shirt holding a camera, and a uniformed police officer in khaki. Strings of green and red lights and a lit temple gopuram decorate the walls, with oil lamps flickering at the base of the stone. a person is the prostrating figure, shown with long hair and a crown-free but ascetic presentation in devotional posture.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Photograph at night inside a temple courtyard lit with strings of coloured lights and a yellow illuminated arch. In the foreground a figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-red wrap and a white flower garland, bows forward with hands joined and forehead pressed to a dark grey stone platform, possibly a shrine or yagna base with glowing embers at its base. Behind him a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands among onlookers; a man in white dhoti holds a camera, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. Several people in green shirts and white clothes watch from the crowd, and a stone pillar with carved figures stands at left.2017-02-06Night photograph at a temple courtyard lit with strings of coloured lights. In the foreground a long-haired man in a maroon-red garment and a white and orange flower garland bends forward, hands pressed together, forehead touching the edge of a stone platform beside a carved stone lion. Small oil lamps flicker at the base of the stone structure, with scattered petals and offerings on the ground. Behind him a man in an orange-red robe and beaded necklace stands among a crowd of devotees, several in green shirts, a man in white with folded hands, a photographer, and a uniformed official. A large stone pillar and lit temple gopuram-style structures frame the scene.2017-02-06Night photograph inside a temple courtyard lit with string lights. In the foreground, a figure with long dark braided hair wears a rust-red garment with gold border and a white-and-red flower garland, kneeling and bowing with palms pressed together before a carved stone pillar and stone platform. Two small oil lamps sit on the ground near a carved stone lion. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers stands watching, including a man in an orange-red robe with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, men in white shirts and green polo shirts, a man in white folding hands in greeting, and a photographer with a camera. Colourful lights decorate the temple walls and a gopuram in the background.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph at a stone temple shrine with a carved granite pillar and a stone pedestal with a lion relief, where oil lamps burn at the base. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red robe and a white flower garland, bows with his palms pressed together and forehead touching the stone ledge. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white, green and red clothing watches, one man in a red shawl with a rudraksha mala and an officer in khaki stands at the right. Strings of coloured lights decorate the temple walls and a lit chariot-like structure glows in the background.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph at a stone temple structure with carved pillars and a stone canopy. A man in a rust-red robe with long swept-back dark hair and a white and orange flower garland bows forward with his palms pressed to a stone surface, his head lowered, beside a small oil lamp burning on the left. Several onlookers stand behind him: a police officer in khaki uniform with a belt and a man in a white and blue striped shirt. Coloured lights strung overhead glow in the background. a person: the bowing man wears saffron-red ceremonial clothing, a flower garland and long hair, consistent with the page's visit to the Arunachaleshwara temple. Sized as a temple visit with a few onlookers.2017-02-06